Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D sector team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Final Rule addressing national security risks associated with connected vehicle technologies. The final rule, which...more
On January 3, 2025 the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security released an advanced notice of proposed rule-making seeking public input on the definition of “unmanned aircraft systems” and their...more
1/23/2025
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China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense updated its 1260H List, bringing the total to 134 entities across sectors like AI, aerospace, and biotechnology. Designation on the list signals risks such as restrictions on...more
1/20/2025
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China ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Risk Management
On Feb. 29, 2024, the White House announced that the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security would issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking as part of the Biden Administration’s investigation of national...more
On 7 March 2023, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and John Thune introduced the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act, sweeping legislation aimed at...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule to deny China’s access to certain semiconductor and advanced computing technology and to inhibit China’s ability to manufacture...more
On 24 June 2020, the United States Department of Defense made public a list of Chinese companies operating in the U.S. that are associated with the Chinese military. ...more
On Friday, May 22, 2020, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced in two separate press releases that it would be adding a number of companies and governmental entities to the Entity...more
On 27 May 2020 U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo certified to Congress that the State Department no longer considers Hong Kong to have significant autonomy from China and therefore "Hong Kong does not continue to warrant...more
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has announced an Interim Final Rule amending the Export Administration Regulation’s General Prohibition Three, the foreign-produced direct product rule....more
5/18/2020
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Commerce Control List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
Huawei ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On 28 April the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security published two final rules and a proposed rule amending the Export Administration Regulations that will further restrict and regulate transactions...more
Three important regulatory developments were published yesterday in the Federal Register by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security...more
A deeper dive into the president's FY2021 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals new initiatives aimed at safeguarding technology.
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...more
2/28/2020
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Export Controls ,
NIST ,
NTIA ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On 15 January 2020, President Donald J. Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a “Phase One” Agreement between the United States and China, a truce halting the escalating trade tensions between the two global trading...more
Two years after the release of the first draft of the Chinese Export Control Law (the Law) in 2017 (the 2017 Draft), on 28 December 2019, a revised draft was published on the website of the National People's Congress for...more
1/8/2020
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De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Dual Use Goods ,
End-Users ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Licensing Rules ,
Military End Use ,
Military Goods ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Trade Policy ,
Use in Commerce
On 7 October 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded the Entity List, restricting certain transactions with 28 Chinese entities.
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10/16/2019
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Doing Business ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Educational Institutions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Entities ,
Human Rights ,
Research and Development ,
Surveillance ,
Universities
As potential trade war looms, nearly 1,300 U.S.-imports may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs under Section 301.
U.S. imports from China potentially subject to additional duties include certain chemicals,...more
4/9/2018
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China ,
Foreign Relations ,
Global Market ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) companies increasingly rely on international customers and global supply chains to stay competitive in today’s global market. In the United States, ADG companies rely heavily...more
4/19/2017
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
India ,
International Relations ,
National Security ,
Outer Space ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies